مستشفى

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مستشفى

/mus.taʃ.fan/

Where it comes from

Noun of place of the verb اِسْتَشْفَى (istašfā, “to seek a cure”) from the root ش ف ي (š f y); literally “place for seeking a cure”, arising in the end of the 19th century at first as a euphemism, displacing the medieval مَارِسْتَان (māristān) that is now if not used historically rather a word for an insane asylum.

noun مُسْتَشْفًى · mustašfan · مُسْتَشْفَى · مُسْتَشْفَيَات · الْمُسْتَشْفَى

hospital خُذْنِي إِلَى الْمُسْتَشْفَى.
Similar: مَشْفًى, مَارِسْتَان, بِيمَارِسْتَان, خَسْتَخَانَة, سْبِيطَار, إِسْبِيطَار, سْبِيتَار, قَشْلَة

In English

hospital large medical facility
infirmary place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital

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"مستشفى." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%89. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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مستشفى. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%89

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"مستشفى." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%89.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {مستشفى},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}